The New York Times wants to fuel political debate around what 'the truth is' with its latest TV ad

The New York Times is looking to send a message about the importance of its journalism with the newspaper's first TV ad in over a decade.

The minimalistic ad shows black-on-white text, each phrase starting with "the truth is," followed by the phrases:

"our nation is more divided than ever"

"alternative facts are lies"

"the media is dishonest"

"a woman should dress like a woman"

"women's rights are human rights"

"we have to protect our borders"

"his refugee policy is a backdoor Muslim ban"

"we need a full investigation of Russian ties"

"leaking classified information is the real scandal"

"climate change is a hoax"

The text then speeds up until it is unreadable, before and concluding on "the truth is more important now than ever."

In the background, a mash up of voices give their own definition of the truth, to simulate the conflicting versions of information people have to assimilate today.

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"The truth is... our nation is more divided than ever.'

(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'The truth is... women's rights are human rights.'

(REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

'The truth is... alternative facts are lies.'

(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

'The truth is... the media is dishonest.'

(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'The truth is... we have to protect our borders.'

(REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

'The truth is... his refugee policy is a backdoor Muslim ban.'

(REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon)

'The truth is.. we need a full investigation of Russian ties.'

(Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images)

'The truth is... leaking classified information is the real scandal.'

(PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

'The truth is... climate change is a hoax.'

(Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

'The truth is... the Supreme Court seat was stolen.'

(GBlakeley via Getty Images)

'The truth is 600,000 immigrants will be let in.'

(REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

'The truth is... there is no evidence of voter fraud.'

(Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)

'The truth is... black lives matter is a simple statement of fact.'

(Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

'The truth is... the Electoral College system works exactly as intended.'

(REUTERS/Jonathan Drake)

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The ad will first air on television during the 89th edition of the Oscars this week, where actors are likely to get political with their acceptance speeches.

This year's host of the Academy Awards, Jimmy Kimmel, said in an interview with the New York Times: "We don't know what our mood in this country is going to be on Sunday. We seem to be in a very temperamental period. We're having wild mood swings as a nation right now."